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(FRoM OUR BEG ULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. Fbe. IA, 1887.

WASHINGTON, Fbe. IA, 1851.
Congress is working rather spas
medically In these last weeks of It's
life. Last week it was industrious.
but just now tits taking It's short
life easily. On Wednesday large
amount of obituary eloquence was
expended in the senate In honor OF
the late Senator Logan, and in the
house similar eulogistic speeches
we're made in honor of Mr.. Price,
the late representative from Wiscon-
SIN. These memorial services con-
sumo a great deal of time but they
are not business, and it was hoped
that the useless custom would be
abrogated before the end of this
session.
The president acknowledges him
self very much worried over the Sc
lection of suitable persons to serve
on the interstate commerce commits
sion. He says nothing has given
him more concern since he came into
Office, he is so deslrous that the
members of the commission shall be
practical men of affairs, and accept
able to the majority of all parties
concerned. 1t is stated by con-
gressman who processes to know
that Col. Morrison has been offered
his choice between the craftsmanship
of the commission and the secretary
ship of the treasury department, 1t
is understood that the president will
not appoint any member OF either
the senate or house who has been
elected to the fiftleth congress,
As the session draws steadily to
close it is feared nothing will be
done to change Inauguration day
from the 4th, of March to the 30th,
of April. Unless the proposed
amendment to the constitution IS
submitted by this congress, the
charge cannot be made in 1889, and
the next inaugural procession along
the grand avenue will again be COM
PEELED to face the pneumonia breed
ing gales of March. There are so
many presidential aspirants in con-
gress who are interested on this sub
ject that it Is to be hoped the matter
will be pushed through in the clos
ing hours of the session, when so
many schemes pass through with a |
rush. Almost every body favors the
change, and no argument in its be-
half Is needed. A few. minutes of |
action is all that is necessary.
Much intersest is felt to know
what the president will do with that !
pension bill, or the pauper
pension bill, as it is called. Not |
that it is bill for paupers, but a
bill to make paupers out of self-snp-
porting citizens. It was not suppos-
Ell that the bill stood any chance of
not even by the demagogues,
claim agents and dead-beats who
advocated it, but the desperation of
the men who attItudinize as the
soldiers champions wag underrated.
They managed to pass this, one of
the most reckless specimens Of legIs-
lation ever presented in congress,
and thus throw upon Democratic
president the responsibility of stand
ing in its way.
As loud a houl of indignation
came up from the country over the
passage of this universal pension
bill as was the shout Of congratula-
tion over the defense bill, passed by
the eenate q few days ago. Just
think that after Republican admins
trations have expended in the last
elghteea years, eight times fifty mill
lions for naval purposes there is
to show for il to-day. Sec
retary Whitney has just issued an
order that some of Uncle Sans old /